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Summer Dream
Literary Arts Festival
The 6th
annual Summer Dream
Literary Arts Festival
was held from Aug 19th - 29th, 2009.
Pictures from the festival will be published shortly. Thanks to all our
sponsors, performers, organizers and attendees for making it a wonderful
festival.
PRESS RELEASE
Steve Duncan of Commercial Drive Live interviewed Bonnie Nish and
Rhonda Milne regarding the The Summer Dream Literary Arts Festival. Click on the
link below to view the interview.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWVSn_82faI&feature=related
Or
visit Commercial Drive Live at
http://thedriveisalive.blogspot.com/.
PRESS RELEASE
Kevin
Hollet's article, "Literary Libation, Summer Dream Literary Arts Fest brings
community together", was published in Megaphone Magazine. Visit
http://www.megaphonemagazine.com/
2009 Summer Dream Literary Arts Festival
Schedule of Events:
 
Wednesday August 19, 2009
Word Whips: Summer Dreams of Home
Join
us in an evening of art and poetry collaboration presented by the Sidney and
Gertrude Zack Gallery, The Jewish Museum & Archives of British Columbia and
Pandora’s Collective. Local singer-songwriter Jess Hill will kick start
the evening. Featured poets Natasha
Boskic, Christy Hill, Daniela Elza , Maureen Eagan, Mary Duffy , Steve Duncan
and Bonnie Nish will read poetry inspired by artist Linda Frimer’s
work. The audience will be given time
and encouraged to write to the exhibit as well and to share their words during
the open mic potion of the evening.
Exhibit: Linda Frimer: Returning home- A Visual History at the Acclaimed
painter and multi-media Vancouver artist Linda Dayan Frimer journeys back home
through artwork to her early years in the British Columbia wilderness and
compares life to that of her ancestor’s home in Lithuania.
Time: 7:00 pm
Location: Sidney and Gertrude Zack Gallery
950
W.41st Ave. Vancouver, BC
Saturday August 22, 2009
The Summer Dream Literary Arts Festival
Lumberman’s Arch, Stanley Park , Vancouver, B.C. (12-7pm)
This event is an annual, engaging, outdoor festival
established to raise public awareness regarding the on-going literary events,
programs and resources available in the community. We will be incorporating
literary performances, dancers, local bands, panel discussions, open mics and a
children’s area with puppet shows, music, story tellers, face painting and craft
tables. There will also be information tables showcasing community groups and
resources such as the Vancouver Public Library and The Federation of BC Writers.
Full details below.
Tuesday
August 25, 2009
Word Whips Writing Series
Take the challenge. We provide the writing prompts
and the opportunity for sharing. Ten - fifteen minutes to write to each prompt.
See what you can whip up. Hosted by Bonnie Nish and Sita Carboni. This months
theme will be focussed on Summer Dreams.
Time: 6:30 - 8:30pm
Location:
Britannia Library, Gallery Room,
1661 Napier Street, Vancouver, BC
Sunday August 23rd & Saturday 29th, 2009
Summer Dream Writers Workshops
Instructors: Evelyn Lau, Steve Duncan, Christine Leclerc and Jen Currin.
Location: Christianne’s Lyceum of Literature and Art
3696
West 8th, Vancouver, B.C.
 Evelyn
Lau's fiction titles include Fresh Girls and Other Stories (HarperCollins),
Other Women (Random House) and Choose Me (Doubleday). Her non-fiction titles
include Runaway: Diary of a Street Kid (HarperCollins) and Inside Out:
Reflections on a Life So Far (Doubleday). Her poetry includes the award-winning
You are Not Who You Claim (Beach Holme), Oedipal Dreams and In the House of
Slaves (Coach House). Treble (Polestar Book Publishers),
her fourth book of poetry is everything we expect of Lau: it is precise,
elegant, honest and powerful. Workshop: Sunday August 23rd (1 pm -
2:30pm) Bring your questions to an informal Q&A session with
author and poet. Evelyn Lau. Evelyn will be pleased to answer your questions and
share her experiences re: getting started as a writer - submitting to literary
magazines and contests, working with agents and editors, and the challenges of
earning a living as a creative writer. She also welcomes engaging in a
discussion around the writing process itself: the issues that arise around
autobiographical/confessional writing, the various tricks to staying motivated
and inspired, and the curious pleasures of the revision process.
S.R. Duncan: Shoe-string
Marketing and Publicity Expert
S.R. Duncan is a poet, performer, graphic designer, blogger and host of Wax
Poetic Radio Show. His blogs include Commercial Drive Live, BC
Entertainment Facts & Trivia and My Life as a Blog. Workshop: Sunday
August 23rd (11 am - 12:30pm) Basic Chapbook Design
and Marketing. Be your own publisher. Join the ranks of literary giants like
Hunter S. Thompson and Ray Bradbury and learn how to create a “chapbook” (your
very own professional-looking published booklet) step-by-step, from editing
through basic graphic design, right through to distribution. This unique,
hands-on workshop starts by getting each participant to assemble their own text
book! We go on to: - look at the benefits and pitfalls of self-publishing -
offer various modern and rare examples of this ancient type of publication! -
give you tips for marketing and publicizing your book on a shoestring budget! A
basic knowledge of computers and word processing programs like Microsoft Word is
required. Reference material provided. Facilitated by poet, performer, and
long-time graphic designer, S.R. Duncan.
 Christine
LeClerc, originally from Montreal, now lives in Vancouver. She is
currently pursuing an MFA in Creative Writing at the University of British
Columbia. Her work has appeared in 42opus,
Dig, FRONT,
FU, Memewar,
OCHO, Pistola,
subTerrain,
terry, the Worksound gallery, and is forthcoming in
Interim. Leclerc is the author of
Counterfeit, a book of poetry published by
Capilano University Editions (CUE) in fall 2008. She teaches creative writing at
Langara College Continuing Studies. Workshop:
Saturday August 29th (11 am - 12:30pm) Ekphrasis
is the graphic, often dramatic description of a visual work of art, though in
ancient times ekphrasis referred to the description of any thing, person, or
experience. Join Christine Leclerc for an exploration of ekphrastic poetry.
Participants will become familiar with existing works of ekphrastic poetry and
complete a number of writing exercises. Participants are also invited to bring
objects to write from, though this is not required.
 Jen
Currin has published two books of poems,
The Sleep of Four Cities (Anvil
Press, 2005) and Hagiography
(Coach House Books, 2008).
The Inquisition Yours is
forthcoming from Coach House in 2010. She has taught creative writing for many
years, most recently at Langara College Continuing
Studies and the John Hopkins Center for Talented Youth (online).
Workshop:
Saturday August 29th (1 pm - 3:00pm) Perched between poetry
and prose, the prose poem occupies a tricky space. It is genre-bending by
nature, and encourages flights of fancy, surrealist moments, dreams, circular
arguments…In this two-hour workshop we will practice writing prose poems and
read some of the best this genre has to offer.
Saturday August 22,
2009
Summer Dream
Literary Arts Festival
Lumberman’s Arch, Stanley Park
(12-7pm)
MAIN STAGE:
Author and Poet, Rita Wong
(click here
for performers bios)
12:00 – 12:10
Welcome
12:10 – 12:30
Feature: Author and Poet, Rita Wong
12:30 – 12:45
Poetry Readings: Word Whips North Shore Edition (Fran
Bourassa, Christy Hill)
12:45 – 1:00
Story Telling: Vancouver Story Slam (Ivan Penaluna, Sean Emeny, Johnny
Scoop)
1:00 – 1:15
Spoken Word: Thundering Word (Bill McNamara, Franny Beazer)
1:15 – 1:30
Poetry Readings: Tanglewood Tales (Chris Rooney, Zack
Schroder)
1:30 – 1:45 Announcements
1:45 – 2:15 ♫♫ Local Band Hi Rise Dex & the
Stellar Jays (Kempton Dexter, Michel Drouin, Bryan Siiver,
Spike McKinley)
2:15 – 2:30 Poetry Slam:
Vancouver Poetry Slam (Joe McDonald, Jasleen Powar)
2:30 – 2:45
Poetry Readings: Burnaby Writers Society/Inkspot (James Lewis, Maureen Egan)
2:45 – 3:00
Feature: Diane Laloge
3:00 – 3:15 Multi Cultural
Readings: World Poetry Reading Series (Ariadne
Sawyer, Alejandro Mujica-Olea, Anita Aguirre Nieveras)
3:15 – 3:25
Announcements
3:25 – 3:55 ♫♫
Local Band Cliffhangers (Spike McKinley, Wailin’ Wayne Pattern, Bryan Siiver,
Michel Drouin)
3:55
– 4:15 Feature: Performance Poet, Jack McCarthy
4:15 – 4:30
Spoken Word: Wax Poetics (Lisa Shatsky)
4:30 – 4:45 Poetry Readings:
Vancouver Artists Collective (Ryan Fletcher)
4:45 – 5:00 Poetry Readings: Twisted
Poets (Bonnie Nish, Sita Carboni,
Eva Waldauf)
5:00 – 5:15 Announcements
5:15 – 5:45 ♫♫
Local Band Melic Thrum (Mike Peacock, Chad York)
5:45 – 6:00 Poetry & Music: 57
Varieties (Warren Dean Fulton, Jill Binder, Sue Cromier)
6:00 – 6:15 Poetry Readings:
Poetry Around the World (Lucia Gorea, Nina Munteanu, Greg Bauder, Alex
Winstanley)
6:15 – 6:30 Poetry & Music:
East Van Network of Love (CJ Leon, Jess Hill)
6:30 – 6:45 Poetry Readings:
Word Whips (Bonnie Nish, Sita Carboni, Stephen Karr)
6:45 – 7:00 Closing Announcements
GRANVILLE STAGE:
Vancouver Poet George McWhirter
(click here
for performers bios)
1:00 – 1:10 Announcements
1:10 - 1:30 Opening Reading : Vancouver Poet George McWhirter
1:30 - 1:50 Panel Discussion:
Has poetry lost its audience?
Moderator: Vancouver Poet George McWhirter. Panelists: Rita Wong,
Jabez Churchill, Daniela Elza, Christine LeClerc.
Topic: At this years VIWF,
Andreas Schroeder (a once-upon-a-time enthusiastic poet) said, woefully, “Poetry
has lost its audience.” “Has it? If it has, where has the audience gone instead?
What did the audience want? Does poetry only have devotees now, poets writing
for other poets, and no fans, no general interest? Has it separated the language
of poetry from what Wordsworth called ‘the real language”? Is our crisis the
same as in his time: too many rarified manners to satisfy the many?
1:50 – 2:10 Panel Readers:
Daniela Elza, Christine LeClerc
2:10 – 2:30 Open Mic: sign up on site, share your poems, stories or songs
2:30 – 2:40 Announcements
2:40– 3:00 Featured Spoken Word Performer:
Al Mader
3:00 – 3:20 ♫♫Poetry & Music:
Spillious Speak and Sing
3:20 – 3:40 Panel Discussion:
Self-Publishing Becomes Both Respectable and Viable for
Authors.
Moderator: Thad McIlroy.
Panelists: Kyle Hawke, Warren Dean Fulton, Sylvia Taylor.
Topic: Once belittled as
“vanity publishing,” self-publishing has lost this demeaning image while at the
same time providing a promising publishing alternative to the often-frustrating
traditional route through agents and commercial publishers. It’s the convergence
of several technologies that make this possible. One is the ability to very
inexpensively design and typeset a book. Second is the explosion of
print-on-demand technologies that make it possible to economically print in
small quantities. Next is services that will handle all of this for the author,
such as Lulu, iUniverse and BookSurge. The massive growth of online bookselling
obviates the necessity of distributing to hundreds of bookstores in order to
reach a buying public. And the Web provides numerous vehicles to promote the
self-published work. Join our panel as we explore the ins and outs of
self-publishing, the opportunities and the risks.
3:40 – 4:00 Panel Readers: Kyle
Hawke, Warren Dean Fulton, Sylvia Taylor
4:00 – 4:10 Announcements
4:10 – 4:30 Featured Poet: Jabez Churchill
4:30 – 4:55 Story Telling:
Vancouver Storytellers (Mary Gavin)
4:55 - 5:10 Poetry Reading : Writers in the Making (Aman, Emily,
Gavin, Hannah, Oliver)
5:10 – 5:30 Featured Poet:
Heather Haley
5:30 - 5:50 Author Readings :
Canadian Authors Association (Jane Hall, Sandra Harper, Craig McLachlan, Lois
Peterson)
5:50 - 6:10 Poetry Readings :
Christianne’s Lyceum of Literature and Art (Irene Zafiris,
Kelsey Savage, Francis Arevalo, Michael Lagace,Christianne Hayward)
6:10 - 6:30 Poetry Readings :
Poetry Planet (Alara Bretanne, Sanja Jovanovic-Milosevic,
Brian Gross, Ibrahim Honjo)
6:30
- 7:00 Open Mic:
sign up on site, share your poems, stories or songs!
CHILDREN'S STAGE
  
Authors James McCann, Lee Edward Fodi and KC Dyer
(click here
for performers bios)
1:00 – 1:15 Announcements
1:15 – 1:45 Opening Performance ♫♫: Max Tell accompanied by Chris Kelly
1:45 – 2:15 Author: Tiffany Stone & Christina Leist
2:15 – 2:45 Author: James McCann
2:45 – 3:15 Puppets on Parade: Mary Duffy , The Vancouver Public Library
3:15 – 3:45 Readings World Poetry Young Writers Open Mic: sign up
3:45 – 4:00
Announcements
4:00 – 4:30 Author: Lee Edward Fodi
4:30 – 5:00 Author: kc dyer
5:00 – 5:30 Readings: Vancouver Public Library Book Camp Readers
5:30 – 6:00
Children’s Performer: D'Arcy Stainton
6:00 - 6:30 Puppets on Parade: Mary Duffy , The Vancouver Public Library
Max
Tell & Chris Kelly and VPL Puppets on Parade.
INFO
TABLES:
Find out what's happening in the literary arts community. Meet the people that
make it all happen. Brochures and displays will be available from a variety of
groups including the Canadian Authors Association, Christianne’s
Lyceum of Literature and Art,
Cwill, Grind Writers, Federation of BC Writers,
One Cool Word,
Pandora’s
Collective, Poetry Around the World, Vancouver Artists Collective, Vancouver
Poetry House, Vancouver Public Library, Vancouver Storytellers, Wax Poetic/Co-op
Radio, World Poetry Reading Series.
 
WORD WHIPS POETRY CONTEST
Write your poem on the spot or
bring one from home:
We will have
a Word Whips Writing Table complete with paper, pens, writing prompts, and arts
and crafts. Test your imagination and get your
hands dirty with a little poetry.
Guidelines:
(Please note that these guidelines are very different from our regular contest
guidelines. Please read them carefully.)
All
poems must be original and previously unpublished. Submissions will not be blind
so please add your name, address, telephone number and/or email address to the
poem/poems submitted. The entry fee is $5.00 per poem. We will accept cash, or
cheque made out to Pandora’s Collective). Drop off your poems and entry fees to
the Pandora’s Collective tent at the Summer Dream Literary Arts Festival. Fifty
percent of the contest money generated will go towards the top five winners.
Poems can be of any theme or form,. max forty lines. Along with cash prizes the
winning poems will also be published on our website. All rights return to the
poet after publication.
OPEN MICS:
Don’t
forget that you can read your poems at the festival on the Granville Stage
during the open mic sections.
Times:
2:10 – 2:30, 5:10 – 5:20
& 6:30 - 7:0 0pm.
PANDORA’S
COLLECTIVE
FACE PAINTING & ARTS & CRAFTS
Express your
inner self! Free face painting and crafts.
WORLD POETRY
“POETRY TREE” WRITING TABLE
(For Young Writers)
The World
Poetry Readings Series invites you to write a poem and add it to the “Poetry
Tree". Then, if you like, you can read it during the World Poetry – “Poetry
Tree” Readings . Volunteers will be at the table for support and suggestions.
Children can write a poem, decorate it and hang it up to create a poetry forest.
Twice during the day, they will have the opportunity to read their work or have
a friend or family member read it for them. Cost: FREE
Sponsors:
(The
sponsors list will be updated shortly. Thanks to all our sponsors for their
support.)
Grants:
2009 Celebrations
Grant
c/o The City of Vancouver
&
The Office of Cultural Affairs
Financial
Donations:
Burnaby Writers Society
Federation of BC
Writers
Randy Jacobs
Jaffer Speech and Language Services
Bernice Lever
Irene Livingston
Don Simpson
Joyce Statton
Robin
Susanto
Andrea Winterbottom
Gifts in Kind:
3 Day Novel
Contest
BC Poetry
Capilano Review
CBS Outdoor
Christianne's Lyceum
Coast
Capital Savings
CWCLCOGY
Demarc Systems
Dutch Girl
Chocolate
Event
Geist
Hartley and Marks Publishers Inc
Industrial Alliance Pacific Life Insurance
Company
Matrix
Megaphone
Nester's Market
not50productions
One Cool Word
Prism
Quills Canadian Poetry Magazine
Room
Starbucks
subTerrain
Theatre in the
Raw
VanCity
Vancouver Parks Board
Vancouver Review
Vancouver Tellers
Wera
Organizers:
Bonnie Nish –
Executive Director Pandora’s Collective and Festival Director
Rhonda Milne –
Board Director and Volunteer Coordinator
Hosts:
Mary Duffy, Steve
Duncan, Daniela Elza, Warren Dean Fulton, kc dyer, Kyle Hawke, Randy Jacobs, Bill
McNamara, Ivan Penaluna, Trevor Spilchen.
Volunteers: Phyllis Bassett, Bob Beazer, Andrew Beddoes , Jill Binder, Sita
Carboni , Jabez Churchill , Normandy Daniels, Ali Denno, Rebecca Denno, Mary
Duffy , KC Dyer, Daniela Elza , Trina Ferguson, Warren Dean Fulton, Janis
Harper, Kyle Hawke
, Krys Henne, Christy Hill, Stephan Karr, Ruth Kozak, Wera L ewczuk, Bernice
Lever , Franci Louann , Suzy Malcolm, James Mark, Philip Maxwell, James McCann , Diana
McNamara, Bill McNamara, Spike McKinnley, Jason Morden , Marni Norwich, Tim
Page, Mike
Peacock, Ivan Penaluna, Pam Rogers, Johnny Scoop, Trevor Spilchen, Joyce Statton
, Barry Swanson, Eva Waldauf, Sundwn (Ernie) Waters.
Sound:
not50productions
(Barry Swanson and
Bob Beazer)
Location: Lumberman's Arch, in beautiful Stanley Park
Concession stands,
public washrooms, the children's water park and the sea wall are all just steps
away!
The
following Information was referenced from the Vancouver Aquarium’s web site.
Parking Lots
Pay parking is in effect in parking
lots and on roadways throughout Stanley Park. Pay parking is operated by Central
Parking Systems: Info line: 604-684-8922, Office: 604-684-6634 (Mon-Fri,
8am-5pm). Address: 1440 West Pender Street
Parking rates:
April-September - $2/hr or $7/day.
Rates in effect 6 am to 9 pm daily.
Meters accept coins, Visa and
Mastercard.
Public
Transportation
Translink Bus and Skytrain Routes. For your convenience the most common routes
are listed below:
1. Take the #19 Bus
to Stanley Park, it runs along W. Pender.
2. Take the #135,
running along West Hastings, to Burrard Street and connect to the #19 bus on W.
Pender & Georgia.
3. Take the Skytrain
to Burrard Station and connect to the #19 bus on W. Pender & Georgia.
A one-zone ticket is $2.25 (subject
to change). Check the
Translink website for other rates, planning your route, and general service
information.
Other
Transportation Options
Express Bus to Stanley Park
(Operating Daily March 15th - October 31st) This convenient service operates
between downtown Vancouver and Stanley Park. All passengers boarding the bus
will be charged $3.00. It’s
free of charge to all Horse-Drawn Tour
and Vancouver Aquarium customers.
View the Express Bus Schedule.
Stanley Park
Shuttle
A fun and free shuttle bus service
stopping at 14 of Stanley Park's most popular locations:
From June 20 to September 23, 2007.
From 10am to 6:30pm every 15 minutes.
Double Decker
Tours
For a bird's eye view of Vancouver's
city streets and Stanley Park take a Double Decker Tour. Between April 21 to
October 5, the bus boards every 40 minutes from most major tourist attractions
and hotels. For rates and schedules visit
www.grayline.ca/vancouver/
The Vancouver
Trolley Company
Arrive in classic style aboard a
trolley.
From March 15th - October 31st every
30 minutes.
Every 60 minutes for the remainder of
the year.
Experience 15 stops around Vancouver,
including stops at some of the major downtown hotels. No reservations are
required. For rates and more schedules visit
www.vancouvertrolley.com
For more information regarding Stanley
Park, please visit the Vancouver Park Board
Stanley Park website.
The 2008 Summer Dream Literary Arts
Festival Photos:
Previous Festivals and Events:
2008 Summer
Dream Literary Arts Festival (view photos)
2007 Summer
Dream Literary Arts Festival (view photos)
2006 Summer
Dream Reading Festival (view photos)
2005 Summer
Dream Reading Festival (view photos)
2004 Summer Dream
Reading Festival
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